I have verified installation in the proper 64 bit folder and that the data files are in a folder outside of the program folder. One thing I need to mention is that I have Boinc installed on drive D:\ not C:\. Of the program elements mentioned in the above quote only 2 client elements which targeted boinc.exe and 1 Boinc Manager which targeted boincmgr.exe had associated firewall rules presented in Norton Security Suite. Some of them only had 1 of the ports mentioned open so I opened all of the above ports. Some of them were TCP/UDP and so I changed them all to TCP as advised. The Firewall modifications presented in the above quote are a little unclear and do not exactly match the way the program is presented as monitored in Norton Security Suite. I have done everything suggeted above as best I could. I cannot seem to find a BOINC\DATA location anywhere on my hard drive still. After a minute, the popup comes back, "communicating with Boinc Client, please wait." The popup has now been active for the last 20 minutes without changing. Now I get the popup about communicating with Boinc host, then after a minute I get another popup saying it is unable to connect to a Boinc client, try again?Īfter clicking yes, I wait with the message "connecting to localhost" on the main manager program. Installer performed installation to both file locations: \Program files and \Program Files (x86) Downloaded the boinc_6.12.34_windows_x86_64.exe file and reinstalled. I completely removed the boinc software and all files relating to it. Searched my entire harddrive, and did not find any data directory or the files you mentioned. I have had it running since I posted the last time, over 2 hours, and it never connected or went away. The popup is over the manager itself, and says communicating with Boinc host, please wait. On the manager program itself, at the bottom right, says connecting to localhost. If you deleted the file, BOINC will remake it. When you do any of these, don't add a carriage return (Enter) at the end of the line, just leave it be and save it in ANSI format. You can also edit it and add your own password. This stores the randomly made password for the GUI RPC. Next navigate to your BOINC Data directory (where client_state.xml lives) and delete the gui_rpc_auth.cfg file. So, did you set new exceptions in your firewall?Īre you seeing the "connecting to client" pop-up long?Īs an extra, try to exit your BOINC fully (boinc.exe and boincmgr.exe not running, boinctray.exe can continue running, this is the idle detection program). Just to make sure it was in the right place, as the installer will always follow what was last used as the installation place (unless you cleaned the registry). You didn't need to uninstall the 64bit version and install the 32bit version, I was just adding that whole bit to get you to check where you installed what. You either get the pop-up saying it's trying to communicate with the client, or it'll show that it's connected to localhost -which is the client. On the manager itself, it is connecting to localhost. Now I get a popup saying that Boinc manager is communicating with Boinc Client, please wait. This to make sure spam and other unwanted programs won't make use of these directories. Not only are these reserved for the different bit-depths of programs, but also are programs not allowed to constantly write updates to these directories. But only one of either gives a warning, or will plain refuse the program, I am just not sure which one.Īlso make sure that the BOINC Data directory is outside the Program Files\ and Program Files (x86) directories. Idem ditto with running a 32bit program from the 64bit Program Files directory. Windows will not like it when you try to run a 64bit program from the reserved 32bit Program Files directory tree. The 64bit BOINC installer is named Boinc_version.number_windows_x86_64.exe The 32bit BOINC installer is named Boinc_version.number_windows_intelx86.exe The different BOINC installer can be recognized by name. A 64bit BOINC needs to be installed in C:\Program Files\BOINC\ Make sure that when you installed a 32bit BOINC, that it was installed into the C:\Program Files (x86)\BOINC\ directory, as this is the directory Windows reserves for 32bit programs. Separately boinc.exe needs to be allowed access to the internet through TCP ports 80 and 443. Make sure boinc.exe, boincmgr.exe, boinc.scr, boincscr.exe and boincsvcctrl.exe are allowed access through your (Windows) firewall on TCP port 31416.
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